At our town's weekly farmers market, this group of local teens plays folk music. Pencil Sketch does a nice job of highlighting their hands and instruments.
Your processing gives this swell shot an old timey feel which is perfect for what I assume they were playing. How nice that a string band plays at your market.
...is to fill 52 themes, one a week for the year. Some weeks, maybe I'll try to find several photos to fit the themes. Others, I may spend more time trying to perfect one that seems best to represent the theme. Three years of a photo-a-day opened my eyes, now I want to hone my skills.
Somehow, a camera allows me to see more deeply and awakens the eye. For me, undertaking these year-long challenges is a way to become more aware of the world that swirls around me.
Love that pencil sketch!
ReplyDeleteThe original image is a great shot for starters!
Pencil sketch takes all of the distractions out of the background - nice edit for this one!
ReplyDeletegreat shot of the arms and instruments.
ReplyDeleteI really love the processing you used. Great image.
ReplyDeleteI really like the angle and composition in this picture. The processing makes the picture look old, I think - lovely.
ReplyDeleteThe pencil sketch works perfectly for this shot, very nice!
ReplyDeleteThe pencil sketch is really nice here. Wonderful composition
ReplyDeleteI do like the pencil sketch effect here. It is a good way to process this image. I like what it does to the hand and arm of the boy playing the lute.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great composition. Great lines.
ReplyDeleteYour processing gives this swell shot an old timey feel which is perfect for what I assume they were playing. How nice that a string band plays at your market.
ReplyDeleteThe pencil sketch really makes a nice photo a superb photo! Nice tectures and colors, too, with the curly hair and the warm woods of the instruments.
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